新概念英语初中早读 (28)发现

Discovery 发现 The word"discovery" literally means, "发现"一词,字面上是指, uncovering something that's hidden from view. 揭开某种实现以外的隐藏的事物。 But what really happens is a change in the viewer. 不过其实是观察者自身发生了变化。 The familiar offers comfort few can resist, 很少人能抗拒熟悉事物带来的舒适, and fewer still want to disturb. 愿意...

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好诗献给你 (10)他期望有上苍的衣裳 He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven

He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven – W.B. Yeats 他期望有上苍的衣裳 – W.B. Yeats Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, 假若我有天神的绣袍,镶嵌着金光和银光, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half-light, 那些湛蓝、浅灰和深黑色的绣袍,闪烁着夜光、日光和霞光, I would spread the cloths un...

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常春藤名家散文精选 (4)给年轻人的建议

Unit4 Adcice to a Young Man 第四课 给年轻人的建议 Remember, my son,you have to work. 小伙子,请你牢记,你必须工作。 Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel一barrow or a set of books, you must work. 不管你握着的是一把十字镐或一支笔,一辆手推车或一套书,你都必须工作。 If you look around,you will see the men who are the most able to live the rest of their days without work...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第4篇:真正的爱

One True Love 真正的爱 He never believed that true love existed. 他从不相信世上存在真正的爱。 His parents divorced when he was young and he didn't think that true love was able to survive in today's world. 年轻的时候他的父母就离婚了,他认为当今世界上真正的爱是不可能存在的。 He was proven wrong. 后来的事实证明,他错了。 His grandparents were always supportive to the k...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第15篇:美国人的婚礼

Wedding in the United States 美国人的婚礼 Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare; there are weddings on mountaintops with guests barefooted; and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed,include certain...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (25)孩子给爸爸妈妈的备忘录

这是一份《美国幼儿园给家长的备忘录》,是老师以孩子的口吻,提醒父母对待孩子时的注意事项,用心阅读的家长和老师从中一定都会有所启示和收获,也许对你教育孩子以及每个成年人对待自己的成长经历与自我成长及对幼小心灵的认同有所帮助。Memo From A Child To Parents 孩子给爸爸妈妈的备忘录 1. Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I'm only testing y...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (55)天底下最真挚的爱情(上)

The best kind of love – Feiby 天底下最真挚的爱情 – 菲比 I have a friend who is falling in love. She honestly claims the sky is bluer. Mozart moves her to tears. She has lost 15 pounds and looks like a cover girl. 我有一个朋友正在热恋中,她发自内心地说,天空都好像更蓝了。莫扎特的音乐让她感动涕零。自恋爱以来,她体重已经减了十五磅,现在苗条得活像封面女郎。 "I&#...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第9篇:莫待花谢时

Never Want too Long 莫待花谢时 Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work. 每年春天的时候,在我每天去工作的高速公路旁边的沟渠里面,都会盛开着一簇鲜艳的花朵。 There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hour, the afternoon sun is too warm for...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (57)善心可依(上)

A good heart to lean on 善心可依 When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly squirm at the unwanted attention. If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never let on. 在我成长的过程中,我一直羞于让别人看见的和父亲...

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爱驻我心 (5)致亲爱的贝茜

29th, January 1945. 1945年1月29日。 My dearest one, I have just heard the news that all the Army men taken POW are to return to their homes. 我的挚爱,我刚刚听到一个消息。战俘们就要返乡了。 Because of the shipping situation we may not commence to go before the end of February, but can probably count on being in England sometime in March, maybe sooner. 鉴于航运情况,二月底之...

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好诗献给你 (2)摇篮曲 Rock Me To Sleep

Rock Me To Sleep – Elizabeth Akers Allen 摇篮曲 – Elizabeth Akers Allen Backward, turn backward, Time, in your flight, Make me a child again just for tonight! 时间的流逝,后退,向后退,让我做回小孩,就只在今夜! Mother, come back from the echoless shore, Take me again to your heart as of yore; 母亲,从没有回音的海岸回来,一如往昔把我拥抱在怀里; Kiss from my fore...

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智慧人生篇章 (2)想象与表象(2)

So, as we continued walking through the city, I played a game, trying to separate what I thought was inspired by a true faith in God, and what was not. It quickly became difficult: for every almshouse there was a wealthy patron who'd paid for it; the money made in the market might have raised the tower in the square but it also bankrolled the foundling homes and the scho...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (65)我们身处的谎言世界(2)

If you live in America there's a 41% chance you'll get cancer. 如果住在美国,你将有41%的几率患上癌症。 Heart disease will kill one out of three Americans. 每三个美国人中就有一人将死于心脏病。 We take prescription drugs to deal with these problems, but medical care is the third leading cause of death behind cancer and heart disease. 我们以为吃处方药就可以解决问题,但...

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好诗献给你 (7)艾德尔索普 Adlestrop

Adlestrop – Edward Thomas 艾德尔索普 – Edward Thomas Yes, I remember Adlestrop — The name, because one afternoon Of heat the express-train drew up there Unwontedly. 是的,我记得艾德尔索普–它的名字,因为在一个天气很热的下午,特快列车反常地在那儿停下。 It was late June. 那时候是六月底。 The steam hissed. Someone cleared his throat. 蒸汽嘶嘶响。有人清了...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (61)爱的艰程

An ingenious love letter 爱的艰程 There once lived a lad who was deeply in love with a girl, but disliked by the girl's father, who didn't want to see any further development of their love. 一个小伙子非常爱一位姑娘,但姑娘的父亲却不喜欢他,也不让他们的爱情发展下去。 The lad was eager to write to the girl, yet he was quite sure that the father would read it first. So ...

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幸福是一种态度 (31)难忘的钢琴曲(上)

Piano Music 难忘的钢琴曲 There are advantages and disadvantages to coming from a large family. Make that a large family with a single parent, and they double. The disadvantages are never so apparent as when someone wants to go off to college. Parents have cashed in life insurance policies to cover the cost of one year. 来自大家庭既有好处也有坏处。如果是个单亲大家庭,好坏都会...

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好诗献给你 (41)浪漫夏日 Summer

夏日里有那湛蓝的令人向往的天空,还有那轻声吟唱的微风。夏日是一叶小舟上的船夫,是你四岁时不小心沾在裙子上的冰琪淋。夏日是浸入你脚趾间的湿露露的沙子,是朝阳初升前一小时的那花园里的清香味。夏日就是那丝绸段,那盛开的天竺葵,以及从远方飘来的悠悠长笛声! Summer 浪漫夏日 Summer afternoon–summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words. 夏日的下午-...

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英文格言警句 (7)知识与教育(4)

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action. We cannot learn men from books. —Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman 经验是思想之子,思想是行动之子,了解他人不可以书本为据。——本杰明·迪士雷丽,英国政治家 Mistakes are an essential part of education. —Bertrand Russell, British philosopher 从错误中吸取教训是教育极为重要的一部分。——伯特兰·罗素,英国哲学家...

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好诗献给你 (43)往事如烟 Releasing the Past

Releasing the Past 往事如烟 Welcome to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, I'm Faith. 欢迎来到Faith轻松电台,我是Faith。 Do you condemn yourself for things which you did–or failed to do–in the past? Everyone does this at some point. However, if you want to lead a successful and productive life, it is imperative that you release the past and not blame yoursel...

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爱驻我心 (10)母爱的真谛

Time is running out for my friend. 时光荏苒,朋友已经老大不小了。 While we are sitting at lunch she casually mentions she and her husband are thinking of starting a family. 我们吃午饭时,她漫不经心地提起她和她丈夫正考虑要小孩的事。 “We’re taking a survey.” she says, half-joking. “Do you think I should have a baby?” “我们正在作一项调查,”她半开玩笑地说,“你觉得我应该要个小孩...

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